The de-extinction of the dire wolf taught us a great deal and led to the development of new tools and strategies for conservation. These are part of what we call the De-Extinction Toolkit: a collection of technologies, processes, and partnerships designed to boost conservation. These tools are already being used to help conserve the Red Wolf, where we’re cloning Red ‘Ghost’ Wolves and biobanking Red Wolf samples to analyze genetic diversity and identify the most robust founder lines for breeding